Imam Ali Bin Abu Talib — 1st Imam
Ali Bin Abu Talib (11-40/632-661), 1st Imam “Ali, the son of Abu Talib and the cousin of the Prophet was born on Friday, the 13th… Read More »Imam Ali Bin Abu Talib — 1st Imam
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Imam Ali and the Power of Compassion — Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi
Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi Yawm-e Ali lecture Video delivered at the Ismaili Centre, London The 2010 Yawm-e Ali Lecture at the Ismaili Centre, London was delivered… Read More »Imam Ali and the Power of Compassion — Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi
Beyond Polemics and Pluralism: The Universal Message of the Qur’an — Reza Shah-Kazemi
Beyond Polemics and Pluralism: The Universal Message of the Qur’an[1] — Reza Shah-Kazemi Editor’s Note: It was a delight to hear Dr. Shah-Kazemi’s lecture on… Read More »Beyond Polemics and Pluralism: The Universal Message of the Qur’an — Reza Shah-Kazemi
The Middle East — Prince Aly Khan
Speech by Prince Aly Khan in 1951 Lecture by His Serene Highness Prince Aly Khan under the chairmanship of His Worship the Major, councillor Abdulkarim… Read More »The Middle East — Prince Aly Khan
Islamic Scholar John Esposito Talks about Faith, Pluralism, and the Challenges Facing Islam Today
Interview – The Forgotten Children of Abraham by Katherine Schimmel Baki Calligraphy above — Quran 16:125 ادْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ ۖ وَجَادِلْهُم… Read More »Islamic Scholar John Esposito Talks about Faith, Pluralism, and the Challenges Facing Islam Today
The Tolerance of the Fatimids toward “The People of the Book” (Ahl Al-Kitab)
The Tolerance of the Fâtimids toward “The People of the Book” (Ahl Al-Kitâb) By Diana Steigerwald “The first principle is to comprehend, to… Read More »The Tolerance of the Fatimids toward “The People of the Book” (Ahl Al-Kitab)
Defining Without Confining – Reza Shah-Kazemi
Defining Without Confining: Reflections on a prophetic usage of sacred space. Reza Shah-Kazemi INTRODUCTION In this article I intend to… Read More »Defining Without Confining – Reza Shah-Kazemi
Prophet Muhammad | Ismaili Web Amaana
Prophet Muhammad Collection on the Ismaili Web As the Ismaili Web has grown during the past twenty years, the material I have gathered on our… Read More »Prophet Muhammad | Ismaili Web Amaana
Sayings of Imam Hazrat Ali
Sayings of Imam Hazrat Ali 1. During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you – they neither… Read More »Sayings of Imam Hazrat Ali
Significance of the celebration of the Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad By Amir Gulamhusein In the Presidential Address given at the International Seerat Conference held in Karachi, Pakistan on 12th March 1976,… Read More »Significance of the celebration of the Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
The Prophet of Islam and the Spirit of Tolerance – Reza Shah-Kazemi
By Reza Shah Kazemi from the book The Spirit of Tolerance in Islam (London: IB Tauris/IIS, 2012, pp.111-125) Prophet Muhammad receiving the first… Read More »The Prophet of Islam and the Spirit of Tolerance – Reza Shah-Kazemi
A Good Word is Like a Good Tree – Annemarie Schimmel
“Have you not considered how God sets forth the parable of a good word (being) like a good tree, whose root is firm and… Read More »A Good Word is Like a Good Tree – Annemarie Schimmel
Recollecting the Spirit of Jihad – Reza Shah-Kazemi
When we think how few men of real religion there are, how small the number of defenders and champions of the truth—when one sees… Read More »Recollecting the Spirit of Jihad – Reza Shah-Kazemi